Tohono O’odham Community College

Quick Facts

Address: Highway 86, Sells, AZ 85634
Website: https://tocc.edu/
Founded: 1998
Students: 394 (2017)

About

Tohono O’odham Community College was chartered by the Tohono O’odham Nation’s Legislative Council in 1998. In its early years, classes were offered through the Pima Community College while TOCC awaited accredation. The school expanded in 2002 with second campus in Sells, and in 2004 became a Land Grant Institution. Upon receiving accredation in 2005, the Tohono O'odham Nation provided $6 million to create the campus. The school serves the 2.8 million acre Tohono O'odham reservation by advancing Tohono O’odham Himdag (culture) through higher education.

In 2016, TOCC played a major role in the development of Tribal College and Universities by partnering with San Carlos Apache College as it established itself. As of 2017, San Carlos Apache College operated as a site of the Tohono O'odham Community College, serving 58 students.

Students at TOCC can choose from a wide selection of academic programs. Associates programs include Agriculture, Fine Arts, Business Administration, Business Management, Carpentry, Construction Building Technologies, Construction Heating, Ventilation and Cooling, Construction Painting, Early Childhood Education, Electrical, Environmental Studies in Indigenous Borderlands, Health Science, Heavy Equipment Operations, Liberal Arts – Open Pathway, Life Science, Life Science – Open Pathway, Masonry, Natural Resources, Plumbing, Social Service, Studies in Indigenous Borderlands, and Tohono O’odham Studies. Certificate programs include Carpentry, Construction Heating, Ventilation and Cooling, Electrical, Heavy Equipment Operations, Masonry, Plumbing, Casino Gaming, Construction Painting, Facilities Maintenance, Digital Media, Office & Admin Professions, and Social Service.